California Cybercities 2006: An Overview of California's Largest High-Technology Metropolitan Areas reports on the state of the high-tech industry in California.  This 51 page report provides you with the latest data on high-tech employment, wages, establishments, payroll, and leading industry sectors for the state's top 17 metropolitan areas.

California Cybercities is the natural sequel to AeA's annual flagship publication, Cyberstates, which provides national and state-by-state tech trends on employment, wages, establishments, payroll, exports, and venture capital investments.

Additionally, AeA produces current reports on issues crucial to the vitality and competitiveness of the U.S. high-tech industry and the nation as a whole.  The following are AeA's most recent publications:

• The Competitiveness Series: Timely Research Reports on Keeping the United States Competitive in a Global Economy
• Losing the Competitive Advantage?: The Challenge for Science and Technology in the United States
• Sarbanes-Oxley 404: The 'Section' of Unintended Consequences and Its Impact on Small Business

In discussing our top public policy priorities with Congress, the Executive Branch, and State Legislatures, AeA's research publications provide the data and analysis that bring credibility to our issues.

Silicon Valley Remains the Leading Location for Tech Employment

• San Jose/Silicon Valley remained the state’s largest technology hub, employing some 214,900 tech industry workers in 2004, and paying the highest annual average wage of all California cybercities at $126,700.

• Following Silicon Valley was Los Angeles (165,700 jobs), San Francisco-Oakland (156,700), San Diego (99,900), and Orange County (97,700).

• Geographically, California’s tech industry is diffused across the state.  Northern California employs 439,000 tech industry workers, compared to 418,000 in Southern California.
  

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